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Gear List
The Welding Gear List is organized based on when you'll need each item, starting with the most immediate. The first class will not be in the lab, so no equipment is required. Your second welding class should begin OxyAcetylene Welding (OAW). The rest of the gear will be used about the time of your fifth class.
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- Safety glasses with side shields. ANSI Z87 spec
- Oxy-Acetylene welding and cutting chapters
- Gas welding shield (shade 5)
- Lightweight leather gloves (Need to allow enough dexterity where you can shuffle a metal rod the size of a coat hanger with three fingers (thumb, middle, index)(SMAW, GMAW, GTAW chapters)
- Welding hood (shade 10 or better) and clear protection lenses
- Gauntlet gloves (specialized heavy all leather gloves for welding with a long extension past the wrist)
- MIG Pliers specialized pliers for cleaning and welding with GMAW